Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid shocked fans when they announced they had split following two years together, with many questioning if love had well and truly died.

But some of the pair's followers appeared to be more worried about Zayn's tattoo tribute to his model girlfriend.

The former One Directon star, who of course previously got a hefty tribute to ex-fiancee Perrie Edwards inked on his arm, got eyes tattooed across his chest when he was with Gigi, with most fans assuming they were the US star's eyes.

Not long after the singer confirmed his split from Gigi (and stopped following her on Instagram), one concerned fan commented: "Zayn unfollowed gigi on insta but I’d love to see how he’s gonna unfollow that giant tattoo he has of her eyes on his chest."

"Bet you regret that eye tattoo now huh," one wrote (Image: Instagram/gigihadid)

Another said: "Zayn Malik is the perfect example of not learning from mistakes. What's he gonna do with the Gigi tattoo now?" (Image: Instagram/gigihadid)

And: "So zayn got a tattoo of Perrie and then they broke up, then he got a tattoo of Gigi's eyes and now they broke up.. will this man ever learn ?!?"

Someone else wrote: "Zayn Malik is the perfect example of not learning from mistakes. What's he gonna do with the Gigi tattoo now?"

Fans expressed the same level of concern when Zayn split from Little Mix beauty Perrie Edwards.

The singer had got a huge tribute to the blonde singer etched on his arm back in 2013. A year after their split, he had it covered up.

Zayn, 25, confirmed his split from Gigi in a Twitter statement that said the pair enjoyed "an incredibly meaningful, loving and fun relationship" and that he had huge admiration for her "as a woman and a friend."

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid (Image: Getty Images Europe)

Zayn eventually had had his tattoo of Perrie covered up (Image: Splash News)

Zayn's tattoo of Perrie

The model, 22, said in her own Twitter posting that breakup statements "often seem impersonal."

She wished Zayn the best for the future, saying "I'm forever grateful for the love, time and life lessons that Z and I shared."

The two started dating in late 2015 and became one of the most sought-after celebrity couples after they appeared together in Zayn's Pillowtalk music video in January 2016.

They went public with their relationship by appearing together at the Met Gala in May 2016 and were photographed together on the August 2017 cover of Vogue magazine.